Mechanical topological insulator in zero dimensions

We study linear vibrational modes in finite isostatic Maxwell lattices, mechanical systems where the number of degrees of freedom matches the number of constraints. Recent progress in topological mechanics exploits the nontrivial topology of BDI class Hamiltonians in one dimenson and arising topolog...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Lera, Natalia, Alvarez, J. V.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/686798
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/686798
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.134118
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Isostatic Maxwell lattices
Mechanical systems
Topological
Zero dimensions
Física
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Sumario:We study linear vibrational modes in finite isostatic Maxwell lattices, mechanical systems where the number of degrees of freedom matches the number of constraints. Recent progress in topological mechanics exploits the nontrivial topology of BDI class Hamiltonians in one dimenson and arising topological floppy modes at the edges. A finite frame, or zero-dimensional system, also exhibits a nonzero topological index according to the classification table. We construct mechanical insulating models in zero dimensions that complete the BDI classification in the available real space dimensions. We compute and interpret its nontrivial invariant Z2.